Manipulation of Flowering : Proceedings of Previous Easter Schools in Agricultural Science

Manipulation of Flowering presents the edited proceedings of the 45th University of Nottingham Easter School in Agricultural Science held at Sutton Bonington in England on April 7-10, 1986. This book is organized into eight sections. The first main section examines the measurement and prediction of flowering and analyzes how best to measure flowering when the aim is either to assist physiological interpretations or construct predictive models. The following sections explore juvenility, the nature of determination in meristems, vernalization, photoperiodic induction and flower evocation, and initiation and development to anthesis. Each of the main sections provides an analysis of the flowering problems and a critical view of how to achieve a better understanding and use of the physiology of flowering. This book will be of interest to crop researchers, plant physiologists, geneticists, and others interested in understanding flowering manipulation. Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv PREFACE , Page v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS , Page vi 1 - THE FLOWERING PROBLEM , Pages 3-13 2 - MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION OF FLOWERING IN ANNUAL CROPS , Pages 17-50 3 - MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION OF FLOWERING IN CLONAL PLANTS , Pages 51-65 4 - MODELLING FLOWER INITIATION , Pages 67-79 5 - JUVENILITY AND CELL DETERMINATION , Pages 83-92 6 - APICAL MERISTEM CHARACTERISTICS AND ACTIVITY IN RELATION TO JUVENILITY IN HEDERA , Pages 93-99 7 - CLONAL ANALYSIS OF MERISTEM DEVELOPMENT , Pages 101-108 8 - FLORAL DETERMINATION: A CRITICAL PROCESS IN MERISTEM ONTOGENY , Pages 109-120 9 - VERNALIZATION—ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC REGULATION , Pages 123-132 10 - CURD INITIATION IN THE CAULIFLOWER ( BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS L.) , Pages 133-145 11 - CHARACTERS RELATED TO THE VERNALIZATION REQUIREMENT OF SUGAR BEET , Pages 147-158 12 - VERNALIZATION IN WHEAT , Pages 159-169 13 - VERNALIZATION IN THE ONION—A QUANTITATIVE APPROACH , Pages 171-183 14 - ENVIRONMENTAL AND GENETIC REGULATION OF PHOTOPERIODISM—A REVIEW , Pages 187-202 15 - EFFECTS OF ILLUMINANCE ON FLOWERING IN LONG- AND SHORT-DAY GRAIN LEGUMES: A REAPPRAISAL AND UNIFYING MODEL , Pages 203-223 16 - THE GENETIC CONTROL OF DAY-LENGTH RESPONSE IN WHEAT , Pages 225-240 17 - PHOTOPERIODIC PROCESSES: INDUCTION, TRANSLOCATION AND INITIATION , Pages 241-253 18 - INDUCTIVE EVENTS IN THE LEAVES: TIME MEASUREMENT AND PHOTOPERCEPTION IN THE SHORT-DAY PLANT, PHARBITIS NIL , Pages 255-268 19 - PHOTOPERIODIC INDUCTION AND THE FLORAL STIMULUS IN PERILLA , Pages 269-277 20 - A NEW STRATEGY FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF NATIVE PLANT PHOTOPERIODICALLY REGULATED FLOWERING SUBSTANCES , Pages 279-287 21 - EFFECTS OF LIGHT ON CELL DIVISION IN THE SHOOT MERISTEM DURING FLORAL EVOCATION , Pages 289-300 22 - INITIATION AND GROWTH OF INTERNODES AND STEM AND FLOWER FRUSTA IN SILENE COELI-ROSA , Pages 301-314 23 - ROLES OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND ASSIMILATE PARTITIONING IN FLOWER INITIATION , Pages 317-340 24 - DISTRIBUTION OF ASSIMILATES FROM VARIOUS SOURCE-LEAVES DURING THE FLORAL TRANSITION OF SINAPIS ALBA L. , Pages 341-350 25 - INHIBITION OF FLOWERING—EFFECTS IN THE LEAF AND ON TRANSLOCATION OF THE STIMULUS , Pages 351-359 26 - ASSIMILATE ALLOCATION AND FLOWER DEVELOPMENT , Pages 363-378 27 - THE REGULATION OF ASSIMILATE PARTITION AND INFLORESCENCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TOMATO , Pages 379-391 28 - FLOWER DEVELOPMENT IN THE BULBOUS IRIS , Pages 393-405 29 - TOWARDS A BETTER UNDERSTANDING AND USE OF THE PHYSIOLOGY OF FLOWERING , Pages 409-423 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS , Pages 425-429 INDEX , Pages 431-438 J.g. Atherton, [editor]. Proceedings Of The 45th University Of Nottingham Easter School In Agricultural Science Held At Sutton Bonington, April 7-10, 1986. Includes Bibliographies And Index.